Wednesday, November 14, 2012

busy

Life is feeling very busy lately. Like, out-of-control, no time to savor the moments, kind of busy. Which leads to one stressed-out mommy. Our kids are in several activities right now. Audrey does dance two times a week. Liam does basketball two times a week. They both have weekly piano lessons and go to Awana on Tuesday nights. Liam has weekly speech therapy. And we all participate in a homeschool co-op on Fridays. Add to this homeschooling, errands, appointments, church, time with friends - and it feels like too much! Our schooling is more rushed. Our 'down-time' is almost non-existent. I don't remember the last time we had 'quiet time' - something my kids love as much as I do!

But I'm torn. I feel like because we homeschool, it's important that they are involved in activities. Time with friends. Instruction from other adults. Time away from me and their siblings. But I don't like what we've become. I'm more snappy. The kids are more snappy. Because let's face it - we're tired.

I'm not quite sure what the answer is. Our activities are all good things. But I feel like we're sacrificing His best for us on the altar of 'good things'. And it might be time to rethink this.

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About Me

I am a stay-at-home mom and I homeschool our kids. And (most of the time!), I love my job. My wonderful husband, Patrick, and I have been married for 21 years and have three kids. Audrey (12) is our oldest and the absolute sunshine of our home. She literally wakes up singing! Liam (10) is all boy. What a joy to experience the rough-and-tumble world of boys through his eyes! And Ethan (6) is our youngest. He's a busy little guy who loves to laugh. In a word - our family is BLESSED - beyond what we could ever have imagined.